u/Odd_Row1657

Poland's favourite robot went viral for chasing wild boars through the capital.

https://reddit.com/link/1tcxag0/video/r0wi2wh2o31h1/player

Last month, Poland's favourite robot went viral for chasing wild boars through the capital.

This follows a trend of viral robots: breaking toes, smashing plates, and yes - herding wildlife through Polish streets.

Funny, right?

Except China just deployed 5,000 of these "funny robots" in three months. And they're collecting data we can't even access.

The blooper reel is real. But so is the strategy behind it.

https://mrkt30.com/china-controls-90-of-the-robot-market-their-robots-cant-walk/

https://reddit.com/link/1tcx7nj/video/8qoc3fpfn31h1/player

Last month, Poland's favourite robot went viral for chasing wild boars through the capital.

This follows a trend of viral robots: breaking toes, smashing plates, and yes - herding wildlife through Polish streets.

Funny, right?

Except China just deployed 5,000 of these "funny robots" in three months. And they're collecting data we can't even access.

The blooper reel is real. But so is the strategy behind it. more here: https://mrkt30.com/china-controls-90-of-the-robot-market-their-robots-cant-walk/

https://preview.redd.it/k5irn1515x0h1.jpg?width=1360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04d805cf2374579c21111fdff60acf4216207e6f

At the minute, I would say no. Not because they aren't amazing pieces of tech, but because they seem to be better at being memes then actually doing any jobs that we would need. https://mrkt30.com/china-controls-90-of-the-robot-market-their-robots-cant-walk/

https://preview.redd.it/42t5ywpt3x0h1.png?width=1656&format=png&auto=webp&s=0f0671ace044c8b2333aef298afd16e8837f5fa6

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TSMC is a Taiwanese company and the leader in making the tiny, powerful chips used for AI and future technology.

They announced they’re not buying ASML’s newest High-NA EUV lithography machines (the most advanced and expensive ones at ~$410 million each) until 2029. The current machines are still delivering good results and the new ones are too costly for now.

This makes me wonder if we’re starting to hit real limits on how fast AI compute can grow.

Does this change anyone’s timeline for the singularity or AI breakthroughs?

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TSMC basically makes almost all the world's most advanced AI chips, yet they're putting off buying ASML's latest High-NA EUV machines (which cost like $410 million each) until 2029. They say the current EUV tools are still delivering good enough results and the new ones are just too damn expensive right now.

With AI infrastructure spending going crazy, this feels like a reality check on how sustainable the chip arms race really is.... especially with all the supply chain fragility mentioned.